Riku Nambo, Shigehiro Karashima, Ren Mizoguchi, Seigo Konishi, Atsushi Hashimoto, Daisuke Aono, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Kenji Furukawa, Takashi Yoneda, Kousuke Imamura, Hidetaka Nambo
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) are prominent mortality causes in Japan, necessitating effective preventative measures, early diagnosis, and treatment to mitigate their impact. A diagnostic model was developed to identify patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, or both, using specific health examination data. Lifestyle habits affecting CCVD development were analyzed using five causal inference methods. This study included 473,734 patients aged ≥ 40 years who underwent specific health examinations in Kanazawa, Japan between 2009 and 2018 to collect data on basic physical information, lifestyle habits, and laboratory parameters such as diabetes, lipid metabolism, renal function, and liver function...
May 7, 2024: Scientific Reports